The Kremlin Is At A Loss
- 24.05.2023, 11:54
The Russian leadership and Vladimir Putin feel like complete fools.
The Russian media reports that Russian volunteers have entered another settlement in the Belgorod region, Bogun-Gorodok.
As observers note, further actions of the Russian rebels will depend on the operational situation.
"The RVC (Russian Volunteer Corps - ed.) and the Legion of Russian Freedom consist of Russian citizens who are fighting against the occupation regime of Putin, who has already become a puppet of China. One can similarly characterise Lukashenka. Actions of the Russian volunteers are a reconnaissance-in-force. They have entered the enemy territory, and then depending on the situation and the response of the Kremlin occupants, they will decide either to stay on the occupied territory, advance further or move across the border of Ukraine under the cover of the AFU," military expert, retired army colonel in the reserve Roman Svitan, said in his commentary to Apostrof.
The Kremlin leadership and Vladimir Putin feel like complete fools. Starting with the fact that they lied to the Russian population that "the special operation is going according to plan" and "there will be no war on Russian territory" and ending with cheerful statements that "a mopping-up of saboteurs is under way", although the fighters of the RVC and LRF are advancing deep into the Belgorod region.
"The actions of the RVC and other Russian volunteers on the territory of the Belgorod region are primarily a political slap in the face to one of the main towers of the Kremlin, headed by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, as the FSB is responsible for the Russian state border, and then the military follows. "Putin assured the population that the war would definitely not spread to Russian territory. Now it turns out that hostilities take place on the Russian territory, but by Russians themselves who are against Putin's regime," military analyst Petro Chernik said on air of Apostrof TV.
"Deeply concerned" Kremlin
Now, following the operation to create a "security strip" in the Belgorod region by the RVC and LRF, the Kremlin strenuously pretends that nothing special is going on.
According to Kremlin "talking head" Dmitry Peskov, the invasion of the Belgorod Region by "Ukrainian saboteurs" raises strong concerns in the Kremlin. Russia is taking measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
The Putin spokesman did not specify what measures the Russian authorities intended to take, only significantly recalled that the government was making efforts to protect its territory and prevent intrusions.
"No special meeting of the Russian Security Council due to the events in the Belgorod region will take place. Putin is expected to have a regular meeting with the Security Council by the end of the week," Dmitry Peskov said.
Russian journalists then voiced a legitimate question, recalling the cost of protective structures (10 bln rubles) in the Belgorod region and asking whether the intrusion of the RVC and LRF into the area could be a failure of the border fortification work.
In response, Peskov gave the traditional phrase that allegedly the Russian presidential administration is not involved in such matters, and therefore is not competent in assessment of the protective structures.
"'The Kremlin is completely at a loss. For twenty-four hours, the rebels have been advancing across the region, the Russian Ministry of Defence says the situation is under control, while the RVC and LRF are getting close to other settlements. Where is the Russian Federal Guard Service, battalions of Ramzan Kadyrov, who is keeping silent. Lukashenka and the CSTO as a whole are silent. One way or another, Moscow will bring regular troops, although they have a disaster with resources. They will try to fill the "hole" on the border, but nothing can fix the political fiasco," military expert Ivan Stupak stated in his commentary to Apostrof.
About a hundred rebels were able to make a "mess" on the territory of an entire region through their agility, surprise effect, careful planning, multiplied by total stupidity in Russia. The so-called Kremlin hierarchy and Putin's state machine turned out to be a huge "Potemkin village", headed by a corrupt chief.